{"id":15287,"date":"2026-06-20T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/biofortified-cassava-researchers-call-for-gender-responsive-strategies-to-improve-food-and-nutrition-security-and-reduce-poverty-in-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T20:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:40:10","slug":"biofortified-cassava-researchers-call-for-gender-responsive-strategies-to-improve-food-and-nutrition-security-and-reduce-poverty-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/biofortified-cassava-researchers-call-for-gender-responsive-strategies-to-improve-food-and-nutrition-security-and-reduce-poverty-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Biofortified cassava: Researchers call for gender-responsive strategies to improve food and nutrition security and reduce poverty in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\nMarket d<\/span>emand is a key driver of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>production\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>biofortified<\/span>\u00a0cassava for m<\/span>ale<\/span>\u00a0adopters and farmers. However,\u00a0<\/span>for women,\u00a0<\/span>consumer acceptance, preference<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>market\u00a0<\/span>coupled with the health benefits of\u00a0<\/span>biofortified<\/span>\u00a0cassava<\/span>\u2014<\/span>mainly targeting children and pregnant women<\/span>\u2014<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>the motivation<\/span>\u00a0for adopt<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0and process<\/span>ing<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n\nA<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>study<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>identify\u00a0<\/span>gender-based constraints affecting the production, processing<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and marketing activities<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>biofortified<\/span>\u00a0cassava<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>i<\/span>n Oyo and Benue states<\/span>\u00a0has established\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0fact.\u00a0<\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>study carried out by researchers from\u00a0<\/span>I<\/span>ITA<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Association of Uganda Professional Women in Agriculture and Environment<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(AUPWAE)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Gender and<\/span>\u00a0Development Consultant,\u00a0<\/span>Gender-Responsive Researchers Equipped for Agricultural Transformation<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(GREAT)<\/span>\u00a0RTB Fellows, and\u00a0<\/span>CIAT HarvestPlus<\/span><\/a>\u00a0aims to support developing<\/span>\u00a0more equitable strategies for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>dissemination and utilization of\u00a0<\/span>biofortified<\/span>\u00a0cassava varieties and products.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
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Biofortified cassava processed into gari.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nBiofortified<\/span>\u00a0cassava\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0a low-cost sustainable strategy for reducing\u00a0<\/span>v<\/span>itamin A\u00a0<\/span>d<\/span>eficiency<\/span>\u00a0(VAD)<\/span>, leading to improved nutrition and economic livelihood opportunities for all age groups.\u00a0<\/span>VAD<\/span>\u00a0affects 30% of children under 5 and 20% of pregnant women<\/span>\u00a0in Nigeria<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>It<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>leads to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>impaired\u00a0<\/span>immunity, impaired vision, blindness<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and even death.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n\nThe researchers<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0led by\u00a0<\/span>Olamide<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Olaosebikan<\/span>, IITA\u00a0<\/span>Research Associate (Gender<\/span>\u00a0and Scaling Innovation) and\u00a0<\/span>Elizabeth Parkes, HarvestPlus Cassava Breeder, recommended information from this study as an aid to empower extension officers<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>This data will<\/span>\u00a0provide gender<\/span>\u2013<\/span>responsive advisory services and appropriately disseminate\u00a0<\/span>biofortified<\/span>\u00a0cassava varieties that\u00a0<\/span>will be accepted<\/span>\u00a0by<\/span>\u00a0and useful to m<\/span>ale<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>female<\/span>\u00a0farmers and processors.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n\n\u201cWe postulate that the integration of gender-responsive delivery strategies will further enhance the delivery of\u00a0<\/span>biofortified<\/span>\u00a0cassava products in Nigeria. This will improve food and nutrition security and reduce poverty<\/span>,<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Olaosebikan<\/span>\u00a0said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n

\n\n\"Raw<\/a>\n

Raw and cooked biofortified cassava.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nIn Benue State, women were<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>early\u00a0<\/span>adoptors<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>biofortified<\/span>\u00a0cassava because they benefited from awareness campaigns that stressed the health advantages of the new varieties. Furthermore, the processing of the yellow roots produces yellow\u00a0<\/span>gari<\/span>\u00a0with low starch content, which\u00a0<\/span>is preferred<\/span>\u00a0by health-conscious consumers in Benue. Women processors usually add costly palm oil to the white cassava mash to make\u00a0<\/span>gari<\/span>\u00a0yellow.\u00a0<\/span>B<\/span>y using\u00a0<\/span>biofortified<\/span>\u00a0cassava, they can use less or no palm oil at all. Since men in Benue do not often process\u00a0<\/span>gari<\/span>, they are less interested in yellow cassava cultivation for the upcoming market demand.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n\nIn Oyo<\/span>\u00a0State<\/span>, consumers prefer white, sour\u00a0<\/span>gari<\/span>, so the women who make it prefer to use white roots. From Oyo and Ogun<\/span>\u00a0states,<\/span>\u00a0yellow\u00a0<\/span>gari<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is taken<\/span>\u00a0to Lagos, where there is a niche demand in restaurants and households.\u00a0<\/span>Although the<\/span>\u00a0lack of access to hired<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>labor ha<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0restricted the\u00a0<\/span>scale of production among women,\u00a0<\/span>men generally have better<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>developed networks<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0including\u00a0<\/span>cooperation with research institutes and larger proc<\/span>essing centers to link to<\/span>\u00a0extended<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0specific\u00a0<\/span>biofortified<\/span>\u00a0cassava markets.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n\nOther constraints identified by men in both states include limited processing facilities and equipment for\u00a0<\/span>biofortified<\/span>\u00a0cassava roots.\u00a0<\/span>L<\/span>ow product price<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>high price of processing equipment, poor market infrastructure<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and exploitation\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>middlemen<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>were mentioned more by women.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Shortage of basic amenities such as\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>borehole at the processing sites and stable electricity, and lack of access to trainin<\/span>g<\/span>\u00a0hindered women\u2019s ability\u00a0<\/span>to process<\/span>\u00a0new\u00a0<\/span>biofortified<\/span>\u00a0cassava products. Domestic injuries, the time required for peeling cassava roots, and lack of modern processing facilities like the smoke-free\u00a0<\/span>gari<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>fryer also<\/span>\u00a0reduced the processing efficiency for women.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n\nThe survey team benef<\/span>ited from training from the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>GREAT program<\/span>. The team interviewed 201 people in the cassava value chain<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>comprising 125 men and 76 women adopters of\u00a0<\/span>biofortified<\/span>\u00a0cassava<\/span>\u00a0using a mixture of s<\/span>emi-structured questionnaire<\/span>s, focus group discussions, d<\/span>irect observations<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and walks\u00a0<\/span>through<\/span>\u00a0each community<\/span>.<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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